• Expert power is based on the knowledge, competencies, talent, and/or skills of the leader.
• Expert power needs to be coupled with respect for that knowledge, talent, and/or skill by the followers.
• The followers need to be convinced that this expertise is valuable to them.
• A leader high in expert power is seen as having the expertise to facilitate the work of others.
• The respect of this expertise leads to compliance with the leader`s wishes.
• For instance, in matters of financial management, an accountant has more expert power than a medical doctor.

Listen to the video above and study the readings given on this page. Focusing on a named institutional leader, explain how he/she exercises expert power.

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